Session 8: The value of GERDA to the border biosecurity system
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
0 likes•342 views
The Global Eradication and Response Database (GERDA) summarises incursion response and eradication programmes from around the world. The purpose of GERDA is to determine which characteristics lead to the success or failure of eradication programmes.
Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
What's hot
What's hot (20)
Viewers also liked
Viewers also liked (18)
More from Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre
More from Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre (10)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Session 8: The value of GERDA to the border biosecurity system
- 1. Embedding GERDA into the biosecurity landscape: uptake and legacy Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen http://b3.net.nz/gerda End-users said GERDA is incomplete but believe it has potential as an eradication response tool when the following is addressed:mapped long-term hosting options and devised an implementation plan to achieve a long- term legacy for GERDA access to this biosecurity information enabling rapid, well-informed and defendable decisions with regard to biosecurity incursions biosecurity community sharing of data from diverse sources around the world to create a powerful knowledge centre about pest incursions, eradications and responses prudhommelab.com
Editor's Notes
- The project team developed a Business Plan to ensure the value of the Global Eradication and Response Database (GERDA) to end-users is well understood and that a feasible long-term plan is devised that will enable GERDA deliver to those end-user needs. In the business plan we have documented the current status of GERDA, sought end-user feedback on its value and application, mapped long-term hosting options and devised an implementation plan to achieve a long-term legacy for GERDA. GERDA was developed in New Zealand’s Better Border Biosecurity (B3) collaboration, with an international team, in order to determine what characteristics lead to successful eradication programmes and others to failed attempts. Continued investment in the development of GERDA through B3 and the PBCRC has enabled its expansion to become more valuable to end-users, shifting the focus from a research tool to an operational tool. End-user surveys and further critical assessment has identified that GERDA is unique and can provide a valuable product and the key factors that need to be addressed to enable its wide uptake and use. The suggestions can be categorised into four key themes: Software improvements Access Data Data quality assessment Each of the key criteria above can be addressed to enhance the value of GERDA to its target customers. GERDA needs to increase the quantity of data, especially from countries other than Australia and New Zealand, validate their quality, and provide expert interpretation to ensure increased end-user uptake which will enable rapid, well-informed and defendable decisions with regard to biosecurity incursions. Therefore, we will conduct staged approach in the next 12–18 months, where we address the main issues and criteria highlighted by the end-user survey: 1. A front-end re-design of the website to meet end-user needs 2. A partnership with the University of Auckland for data expansion. We mapped out the pathway GERDA should take to create maximum value for its target users, we hope that with the changes, the end-users have access to more valuable biosecurity information enabling rapid, well-informed and defendable decisions with regard to biosecurity incursions.